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FOIN NATUREL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
- Forage Crops
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salt hay
1, record 1, English, salt%20hay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hay made from grass growing in saline soil. 2, record 1, English, - salt%20hay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foin salé
1, record 1, French, foin%20sal%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par le biais des photographies aériennes, c'est à partir des années 1929 que plusieurs changements principalement de nature anthropique sont observables sur le marais [intertidal]. Le milieu naturel étant alors utilisé pour la récolte de foin salé, le pâturage des animaux, la chasse et la pêche, peu de perturbations anthropiques sont notables à cette époque [...] 1, record 1, French, - foin%20sal%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wild hay
1, record 2, English, wild%20hay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The early crops consisted mostly of what is called wild hay -- grasses growing naturally in meadows and bottomlands -- as opposed to tame hay, planted specifically as a feed crop. 2, record 2, English, - wild%20hay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mowing operations drastically alter the structure of hay crops and cause significant disturbance to wildlife using hayfields ... However, the amount of disturbance depends on the type of hay crop. Wild hay crops mature late in the growing season and thus provide undisturbed cover through early summer. 3, record 2, English, - wild%20hay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- foin sauvage
1, record 2, French, foin%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- foin naturel 2, record 2, French, foin%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les prairies naturelles prennent de nombreuses formes, [...] n’ ayant en commun que le fait que l'herbe n’ a pas été semée. [...] La plupart sont pâturées, mais certaines sont utilisées pour le foin [...] Le foin naturel est surtout fait de graminées et d’herbes, mais dans certains cas les arbustes sont coupés et séchés. 2, record 2, French, - foin%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pendant longtemps, les paysans de montagne ont dû compter sur la fauche du foin sauvage sur les prairies difficiles d’accès [...] afin d’avoir suffisamment de fourrage d’hiver pour leur bétail. 3, record 2, French, - foin%20sauvage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Farm Management and Policy
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- seasonal grazing
1, record 3, English, seasonal%20grazing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grazing restricted to a specific season. 2, record 3, English, - seasonal%20grazing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seasonal deferment (and hence, seasonal grazing) in certain wetland areas can help sustain a balance of riparian herbaceous and woody plants by alternating grazing and browsing pressure in ways that inhibit one life form from gaining a competitive advantage over the other. 3, record 3, English, - seasonal%20grazing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion et politique agricole
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pâturage saisonnier
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A2turage%20saisonnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ainsi, ils étaient gérés de façon à limiter le pacage tout en permettant le fauchage du fourrage; permettre le pâturage saisonnier et le fauchage du foin une fois que les plantes avaient fleuri, ce qui assurait un réensemencement naturel; limiter le pacage à certains types d’animaux ou protéger les ressources en arbres. 2, record 3, French, - p%C3%A2turage%20saisonnier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pâturage saisonnier : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 3, French, - p%C3%A2turage%20saisonnier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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